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Chapter 1  Chapter 2  Chapter 3 Chapter 4

Chapter 5  Chapter 6  Chapter 7 Chapter 8

Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12   Chapter 13

Summary: A/U: Lia Accorsi is a preschool teacher of children with special needs, who loves what she does and loves who she is – a plus+plus size woman.  Her best friend and secret crush, the kindergarten teacher next door, is James Buchanan Barnes.  Little does she know, he’s crushing just as hard (maybe harder) on her and admires her as a teacher, cares for her as a person, and thinks everything about her is beautiful.  Will they figure out how to find each other?

Word Count: 5200

Pairing: James “Bucky” Barnes x OFC, Steve Rogers x OFC

Warnings:    NSFW 18+ (for most of the chapters), fluffy feelings, a bit of angst and swearing.

A/N: Wow, final chapter!  I am blown away by the amazing support, kindness, and effort I have received from all of you, particularly since Chapter 10’s sadness (to put it mildly).  The compliments, reblogs, likes, and everything in between have filled me with such joy, and honestly, surprised the heck out of me.  Thanks to @stillheregayandabitch, @buckybarnesappreciationsociety, and, as always, @star-spangled-man-with-a-plan for all their signal boosting and virtual love for my story.  Thank you for joining Lia and James and Steve on this journey – Steph.

WHADDYA THINK? A SECOND PART TO THIS STORY?  If so, you gotta give me some ideas! 🙂

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“Do you want to know what we talked about at my counseling session today?”

“Only if you want to tell me.”

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“We talked about how I would know if I was ready to date again, to have sex again. I told Sam I had no idea.”

Oh shit. Please don’t say anything about me. I want you for real – NOT like this.

Thankfully, she asked him when he planned to get back out in the dating world, and luckily his “I have no idea” answer satisfied her.

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First of all, @staff fix your shit before making other changes because I didn’t get this tag, and it’s not the first time. 

Secondly @stevieang this was breathtakingly beautiful. Not just the ending, but the entire journey. It was heartbreaking and stunning and surreal and all of the tragedy wasn’t to further an agenda, there was a reason behind it. 

Thank you for sharing your work. I can’t wait to see what you come up with next. 

stevieang:

Chapter 1  Chapter 2  Chapter 3 Chapter 4

Chapter 5  Chapter 6  Chapter 7 Chapter 8

Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12

Summary: A/U: Lia Accorsi is a preschool teacher of children with special needs, who loves what she does and loves who she is – a plus+plus size woman.  Her best friend and secret crush, the kindergarten teacher next door, is James Buchanan Barnes.  Little does she know, he’s crushing just as hard (maybe harder) on her and admires her as a teacher, cares for her as a person, and thinks everything about her is beautiful.  Will they figure out how to find each other?

Word Count: 3500

Pairing: James “Bucky” Barnes x OFC, Steve Rogers x OFC

Warnings:    Not so many warnings this time – swearing, flirting, sexual language and content (but not full-blown smut), and angst.

A/N: I am blown away by the amazing support, kindness, and effort I have received from all of you, particularly since Chapter 10’s sadness (to put it mildly).  The compliments, reblogs, likes, and everything in between have filled me with such joy, and honestly, surprised the heck out of me.  Thanks to @stillheregayandabitch, @buckybarnesappreciationsociety, and, as always, @star-spangled-man-with-a-plan for all their signal boosting and virtual love for my story.  I hope you continue to enjoy Lia’s journey. – Steph

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James’s suggestion was a great one.  When she called Kip, her building principal, he enthusiastically agreed to let her volunteer a couple of days a week.  After a very short amount of lead time, the day arrived and Lia was a nervous wreck.  It had been over a year since she had been in a classroom, and as she buckled into Maddie’s van that morning, she felt the slow grip of panic running up both arms.  She pushed through.  Escaping wasn’t going to answer her questions or help her keep moving.

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Oh gosh, another beautifully-written chapter, my dear. I continue to be amazed at… at everything about your writing. I love it. All of it. So much. xoxo

stevieang:

Chapter 1  Chapter 2  Chapter 3 Chapter 4

Chapter 5  Chapter 6  Chapter 7 Chapter 8

Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11

Summary: A/U: Lia Accorsi is a preschool teacher of children with special needs, who loves what she does and loves who she is – a plus+plus size woman.  Her best friend and secret crush, the kindergarten teacher next door, is James Buchanan Barnes.  Little does she know, he’s crushing just as hard (maybe harder) on her and admires her as a teacher, cares for her as a person, and thinks everything about her is beautiful.  Will they figure out how to find each other?

Word Count: 3780

Pairing: James “Bucky” Barnes x OFC, Steve Rogers x OFC

Warnings:    !!!!Warnings: YES THERE ARE WARNINGS!!!!  

The past two chapters have been particularly hard to read, but I appreciate all that do.  In no way do I think traumatic recovery happens quickly, for Lia this chapter starts almost one year after the events of Chapter 10, and she’s starting to heal.  If anything about this kind of topic bothers you, DM me and I’ll summarize without the weepiness.

A/N: I am blown away by the amazing support, kindness, and effort I have received from all of you, particularly since Chapter 10’s sadness (to put it mildly). The compliments, reblogs, likes, and everything in between have filled me with such joy, and honestly, surprised the heck out of me.  Thanks to @stillheregayandabitch, @buckybarnesappreciationsociety, and, as always, @star-spangled-man-with-a-plan for all their signal boosting and virtual love for my story.  I hope you continue to enjoy Lia’s journey. – Steph

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11 MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT:

In their most recent session, Sam broached the subject of returning to work.  Lia froze, unable to formulate a thought.

“What scares you about going back?”  He sat back and waited, watching Lia fidget and tap her feet.

“Everything?” her sad chuckle said it all.

“If it’s “everything,” can we try to nail it down?  Let’s break it up into a few parts.  There’s the knowledge – of teaching, child development, in your case, special needs populations.  Has that changed?”

She shook her head silently.

“There are the students.  The way you’ve described them to me is a small group with varying degrees of serious learning and other challenges.  Do you feel differently about working with those kinds of kids, or students in general?”

Another shake.  Her feet were tapping faster, and she was pulling at a loose thread on her sweater.

“Alright, then the other parts of the job – planning, paperwork, meetings, dealing with parents, colleagues, administrators.  Does that seem aversive now?”

“Maybe.  It’s a lot of work, and it’s tiring.”

“The last thing I can think of is the physical and emotional toll the job takes.  Like in everything, there are good days and bad days.  Teachers pour their hearts out, and so your cup has to be full before others can draw from it.”  He waited, kindly looking as she started to unravel – both her sweater and her fear.

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Lia has been through so much and to see her coming out the other side is just beautiful. I love this story so much.

stevieang:

Chapter 1  Chapter 2  Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5  Chapter 6  Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10

Summary: A/U: Lia Accorsi is a preschool teacher of children with special needs, who loves what she does and loves who she is – a plus+plus size woman.  Her best friend and secret crush, the kindergarten teacher next door, is James Buchanan Barnes.  Little does she know, he’s crushing just as hard (maybe harder) on her and admires her as a teacher, cares for her as a person, and thinks everything about her is beautiful.  Will they figure out how to find each other?

Word Count: 3900

Pairing: James “Bucky” Barnes x OFC, Steve Rogers x OFC

Warnings:    !!!!Warnings: YES THERE ARE WARNINGS!!!!  

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, this chapter is full of ANGST, SADNESS, Life/Death Issues.  IF YOU ARE SIGNIFICANTLY UPSET by these issues, please do not read.  PLEASE.  I don’t want anyone to have difficulties as a result of something I wrote. (I also realize that I may be making WAY more of this than is necessary, but I’d rather be safe than sorry)

A/N: I am blown away by the amazing support, kindness, and effort I have received from all of you, particularly since Chapter 10’s sadness (to put it mildly).  The compliments, reblogs, likes, and everything in between have filled me with such joy, and honestly, surprised the heck out of me.  Thanks to @stillheregayandabitch, @buckybarnesappreciationsociety, and, as always, @star-spangled-man-with-a-plan for all their signal boosting and virtual love for my story.  I hope you continue to enjoy Lia’s journey. – Steph

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“Lia.  Baby, wake up.  You said you would walk Jack, and I’m holding you to it.”  Steve pushed Lia’s legs towards the edge of the bed.

“I’m gonna call for him if you don’t get up, then you’ll never get any peace.”  He’d done it before, so she knew she had to get up unless she wanted to be smothered by the chocolate tornado.  

As she dressed and put on her coat, she saw Steve in bed, leaning on one arm, a smile on his face.  “Can’t wait til you get back, baby.  I love you.”

“I love you, too.”

James was surprised to see a smile pulling up the corners of Lia’s mouth as she slept.  

Lia woke up eager to see Steve.  She missed him so much.  She opened her eyes, full of excitement and thought she was still dreaming.  She was in a hospital room – why? She couldn’t move – why? Where was Steve? She needed answers.  She was cold, so she pulled her arms to her chest and waited for him to show up so he could give her one of his furnace hugs.  

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YES. This is so beautiful! I love how Bucky is there for her, and Sam, and that she is opening up to Sam and trusting him. So many feels with this. xoxo

stevieang:

Chapter 1  Chapter 2  Chapter 3 Chapter 4

Chapter 5  Chapter 6  Chapter 7 Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Summary: A/U: Lia Accorsi is a preschool teacher of children with special needs, who loves what she does and loves who she is – a plus+plus size woman.  Her best friend and secret crush, the kindergarten teacher next door, is James Buchanan Barnes.  Little does she know, he’s crushing just as hard (maybe harder) on her and admires her as a teacher, cares for her as a person, and thinks everything about her is beautiful.  Will they figure out how to find each other?

Word Count: 5000

Pairing: James “Bucky” Barnes x OFC, Steve Rogers x OFC

                       !!!!Warnings: YES THERE ARE WARNINGS!!!!  

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, this chapter and the ones that follow are full of ANGST, SADNESS, Life/Death Issues.  IF YOU ARE SIGNIFICANTLY UPSET by these issues, please do not read.  PLEASE.  I don’t want anyone to have difficulties as a result of something I wrote. (I also realize that I may be making WAY more of this than is necessary, but I’d rather be safe than sorry)

Oh, and secondary – IS NSFW 18+ Material.  I can report anyone under 18 to the proper people who can control your internet access….you don’t want that, do you?  So, please and thank you – STAY AWAY IF YOU ARE UNDER 18.

A/N: Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to leave a kind comment, reblog my story, and show interest by liking it.  I particularly need to honor and thank @star_spangled_man_with_a_plan who has taken on the tedious role of Tumblr mentor and all around great friend.  Thank you, Star!  I hope you enjoy this chapter, leave kind constructive feedback or praise, and let me know if you want to be tagged! – Steph

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Black.  Everything was black and blurry and loud and pain and hurt.  All Lia heard was a wooshing sound, like she was being sucked down under the water.  She couldn’t open her eyes, they were too heavy.  She couldn’t understand, it was too loud.  She couldn’t speak, no one could hear her.  She fell into the black, letting it have her, since there was nothing keeping her above it.

Gray.  There was muted light seeping under her barely-cracked eyelids, accompanied by some kind of music – maybe the classical music station? Beeps and clicks in an urgent beat were her current soundtrack, but it was still too loud.  She couldn’t hear, still couldn’t talk, still couldn’t feel more than the gray mottling her every sense, making it impossible for her to move, to scream, to figure out what was going on.

Light.  Bright light, bright enough to burn her eyes, to make her want to hide her face.  She saw red through her eyelids and tried to screw them shut even tighter.  Anything to keep the light out.  The light hurt.  The music was there, but it was a cacophony of voices, sounds, beat, pain.  Lia felt the pain and it stopped all thoughts.  She felt it crawl up her body and seize her like a giant squeezing its tiny prey.   She heard a voice, a solo, high and loud and off-key.  The pain ignited and thankfully, the black returned.

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@stevieang I want to hate you, I really, really do, but I love you. My fucking God, this is P A I N F U L. It physically hurt to read this. Ow. Owowowow. UGH it’s beautifully tragic.